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My high school physics understanding of reinforced concrete is that the coefficients of expansion for steel and concrete are similar to a degree that it is very
by greenpresident 4y ago
My high school physics understanding of reinforced concrete is that the coefficients of expansion for steel and concrete are similar to a degree that it is very resilient to heat stress. I doubt that's the case for silk.
- Gravityloss 4y agoAlso, steel, while more expensive than concrete, is still cheap compared to many other solutions for tensile strength. Also it tensile strength is sufficient for steel reinforced concrete. Concrete itself has performance limits for compression strength.